Visit My Alien Worlds
by
Donato Giancola (Hardcover -
$17.95)
A tongue in cheek romp
through space and the imagination of the very talented Donato, for children and
fans of SF illustration as told to the reader by the ambassador to Earth from
the Tri-Star Federation. Decoding Gender in Science Fiction
by Brian Attebery (Hardcover
- $85.00)
Attebery is the co-editor, along with
Ursula K. Le Guin, of the Norton Book of Science Fiction, which is used as a
text for college SF Courses. Le Guin says of this book,
"Brianb
Attebery is wonderfully fitted by nature, training, and experience to take on
the complex subject of this book. Fair-minded and vastly tolerant, knowledgeable
in every field of science fiction and fantasy, writing with vitality, clarity,
and humor--he has given us a work that will engage and reward both the scholar
and the interested lay reader." I'm looking forward to
reading it myself.
The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction (The Wesleyan
Early Classics of Science Fiction Series) by Justine Larbalestier
(Paperback$19.95/Hardcover
$50.00) Though this actually came out a few months
back, we didn't get a chance to mention it and evidentially it's just coming out
in Australia, where the author is from. Evidentially it's an excellent piece of
research and contains a wealth of information about early fandom and Alice
Sheldon (James Tiptree) that were heretofore unavailable.Moonwatcher's Memoir: A Diary of 2001: A Space Odyssey
by Dan Richter, et al (Paperback
- $17.95) The first 18minutes
of 2001: A Space Odyssey are the result of more effort than you could imagine.
Dan Richter, a mime in a monkey suit, was picked to play the lead character, and
here he tells the story behind his research and the toils that went into the
effort to go beyond the state of the art.
The Spinster and the Prophet: H.G. Wells, Florence Deeks, and the Case of thePlagiarized Text by A. B. McKillop (Hardcover)
The title says it all. First Shakespeare, then H.G.
Wells...doesn't anyone think for themselves?

Received from other Publishers(Titles received during the last month which do not give a month of publication
are listed in the current month)Thinning the
Herd by David L. Fraley, (Hardcover)
Aliens arrive to clean up the planet, whether we like it or not. A bit rough,
but it has some fresh ideas which make it recommended nonetheless. Alien Legion: Force
Nomad by Chuck Dixon, Larry Strohman, Larry Stroman (Illustrator), Carl
Potts (Creator), Checker Book Publishing Group
The Rudest Alien on Earth
by Jane Leslie Conly, Henry Holt & Company (Hardcover)

Earthrise by
William C. Dietz
(Hardcover) Sequel to DeathDay, in
which the human race is conquered by Sauron invaders in 2020. Earth's
civilization is in ruins and the US is ruled by a puppet president...but who's
really pulling his strings?
In
The Forge of Mars
by Bruce Balfour
(Mass Market Paperback - $6.99 )
Ancient Aritifacts on Soviet controlled Mars stir up a hornets nest when a war
torn landscape is found on the other side of an ancient Stargate.
Taggerung (Redwall, Book 14)
by Brian Jacques (Mass Market Paperback - $7.99)
Brian Jacques's 14th fantasy in the popular Redwall series exceeds
expectations in this suspenseful tale of good versus evil where the nefarious
vermin seek to destroy the peace-loving mice, moles, shrews, and otters of
Redwall Abbey.(amazon)

Solitaireby Kelley Eskridge (Hardcover -
$24.95) is the first book by this
author, and we expect to see a lot more. EJ McClure reviews it in this issue (see
EJ's Review) and says: "t was a sheer delight to read such a coherent
vision of the near future peopled not by androids or robots, but by flesh and
blood human beings moving through their vividly detailed
world."

Rebels in Armsby Ben Weaver (Mass Market Paperback -
$6.99) Continuing the starship trooper saga begun in
Brothers in Arms this seems to be well received by
readers of Mil-SF authors like John Ringo. Good company to keep.
Dark Prince (Witch Boy, 2)
by Russell Moon (Paperback - $6.99) Picks up from the darkly Celtic
Witch Boy, but I don't know which makes me more uneasy,
that or
Losing the Plot (Angels Unlimited) by Annie Dalton (Paperback -
$4.99) and
Winging It (Angels Unlimited) by Annie Dalton (Paperback -
$4.99)
a pair of stories about time-travelling angels. Personally, I
find time-travel too far fetched.

War of Honor
by David Weber (Hardcover - $26.00)Though all the players seem to be tired of fighting in this the 10th,
Honor Harrington title, they have a go at it for old times sake anyway.
Prince
by
Jerry Pournelle, S. M. Stirling (Hardcover)
Conrad's Time Machine
by Leo Frankowski (Hardcover)
Miles Errant
by Lois McMaster Bujold (Paperback - $15) Though it's a compilation of a short story (Borders of Infinity) and two novels
Brothers in Arms, and Mirror Dance) it's a good compilation, and worth
the price if you don't have them already
Eternal Frontier
by James H. Schmitz, et al (Paperback)
Foreign Legions
by David Drake (Creator) (Mass Market Paperback)
Beyond This Horizon
by Robert A. Heinlein (Mass Market Paperback)

Crow
by James O'Barr (Paperback) The graphic novel goes
beyond the movie to tell the story of the Crow.
Flag in Exile
by David Weber
(Mass Market Paperback) Honor Harrington #5
Field of Dishonor
by David Weber
(Mass Market Paperback)
Draco by Ian
Watson
(Mass Market Paperback)

Eternity Row
by S. L. Viehl
(Mass Market Paperback) StarDoc Cherijo Grey
Veil, is back with a new adventure, a new
child, and the same annoying telepath of a a husband (being
raised by aliens left him hard to get along with, evidentally). Endgame (Battletech, 56)
by Loren L. Coleman
(Mass Market Paperback) Evidentally this is the end of
a Space/Civil War Saga, and pretty popular with its readers.

The Collected Stories of Greg Bear
by Greg Bear
(Hardcover) This collection shows the depth of the
author better than any of his novels. Recommended. (See
Review)
Probability Space
by Nancy Kress
(Hardcover) The third and (for now) final piece of her
Probability series about a war with aliens involving a defensive weapon that
could shut down the entire universe if used wrongly...but what are the chances
of that. Includes a fresh and spunky teenage girl. Recommended. Manta's Gift
by Timothy Zahn
(Hardcover) Reminicent of Poul Anderson's Three
Worlds To Conqueror, it's an excellent dive into the exploration of
Jupiter's atmosphere/sea. Operation Roswell
by Kevin D. Randle
(Hardcover) It's the 1950s
and America is paranoid. Then they shoot down an alien spaceship in New Mexico.
I think they're serious, but I have it on Jerry Pournelle's authority that it
really was a weather ballon. Scared Stiff: Tales of Sex and Death
by Ramsey Campbell, Clive Barker (Introduction)
(Hardcover) I'm not sure I buy the premise, but it
sounds like fun...sort of.Dune: The Butlerian Jihad
by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
(Hardcover)
Requiem for the Sun
by Elizabeth Haydon
(Hardcover)
The American Fantasy Tradition
by Brian M. Thomsen (Editor)
(Hardcover)
Preternatural 3: The Third Thing
by Margaret Wander Bonanno
(Hardcover)A School for Sorcery
by E. Rose Sabin
(Hardcover)